Exhibition ‘Everyone is invited, except those who were not’

Inga Meldere, Dafna Maimon, Kasia Fudakowski, Anu Vahtra, Lieven Lahaye

30.08 – 19.10.2024

Opening August 29 at 6 pm–8 pm

You’re invited to an experimental group exhibition ‘Everyone is invited, except those who were not’ opening on Thursday, August 29 at 6 pm.

Exhibition initiator Olga Temnikova:

‘The more I learn about both personal and historical aspects of the art world, the more I find it impossible to overlook the underlying power dynamics and favoritism within the structures of curated shows I visit. I am not against it, it’s human, and I am surely not an outsider to these systems.

Observing these patterns grew into an obsession. To the point where I decided to ‘curate’ a show based on an open structure, not putting any boundaries on the show’s topic, but instead to concentrate on friendly links between artists, and hope for the best.

In this experimental group show I selected an artist and invited her to choose the artist she wanted to invite next along with asking her to dedicate and present the artwork to this next artist. The second artist responded to the first’s with their own work, and passed this on to another and so on. The idea was also to keep it easy, playful, and summery. There were really no limitations, I simply did not want this end-of-summer show to be a burden, but rather a reason to be in touch and play together.’

Graphic design by Oliver Long, typeface by Patrick Zavadskis.

This exhibition is supported by Punch Drinks.